District 15 Future Business Leaders of America Contest was held at Southeast Missouri State University on Feb. 16. There were 13 schools represented and more than 400 students attended. Each competed in one, two or three events. Students had a total of 62 events to choose from. The events included online test, skill events, presentations and events that required a presentation and an online test. Theresa Taylor, the adviser, is extremely proud of Central's FBLA members. Taylor is also the District Lead Chapter Adviser in charge of the event.
State Qualifiers
KaSarah Chamberlain – Public Speaking 2 – 1st Place
Jeremy Trock – Accounting 1 – 2nd Place
Anne Wilferth, Jeremy Trock and Kylee Stevenson – Business Ethics – 1st Place
Davis Deimund and Reed Dickson – Management Decision Making – 1st Place
Megan Westcott – Impromptu Speaking – 1st Place
Darian Huffman – Intro to Business Communication – 2nd Place
Jeremy Trock – Accounting 1 – 2nd Place
Jeremy Trock – Personal Finance – 2nd Place
Chase Bowen – Intro to Information Technology – 2nd Place
Brad Orenstein - Future Business Leader - 2nd Place
LaTomminika Roby-Gates – Accounting 1 – 4th place
Zachary Brock – Business Communication – 2nd Place
Brad Orenstein – Computer Problem Solving – 3rd Place
Gavin Sample – Business Law – 4th Place
Elizabeth Ustinov – Economics - 4th Place
Caleb Oswald – Intro to Information Technology – 4th Place
Other top 5 finishes
Alyssa Nunley, Jennifer Boyd, Charles Hamilton - Social Media – 2nd Place
Davis Deimund - Digital Video – 2nd Place
Brad Orenstein - Future Business Leader – 2nd Place
Molly Phegley - Word Processing – 3rd Place
Jordan Collins - Client Service – 3rd
Hyrum Dickson – Intro to Business Presentation – 4th Place
Trent Leimer & Bennett Kidd – Sports & Entertainment Management – 4th Place
Hyrum Dickson – Computer Applications – 5th place
Alexis Gurley – Spreadsheet Applications – 5th Place
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